Hey Sunny, can i ask you one more thing?
I learned elsewhere on this forum that it's possible to disable the ionizer. If true, then i'd like to buy an Intex SW system. My dilemma is, I don't know for sure whether just any Intex stand-alone SW pump (they are listed in this link: http://www.walmart.com/search/search...ex%20saltwater
) will necessarily be compatible with the Krystal Clear 1200 gph Sand Filter Pump that came with the Intex 9x18 4,500 gallon pool I got from Walmart Canada. Do you think it's safe to assume they will easily connect and function as a single unit. Or do i have to buy the combined sand filter/SW pump and basically toss the one i got with my pool out?
I have to say right now I regret buying this product, given the horrible after-purchase service from Intex. I twice called their help line and both times got Chinese women with shockingly bad English who appeared to have no clue and were just guessing. Second, this link above is for Walmart USA, I'm not even sure if i can buy these SW pumps in canada as they're not listed on the Walmart Canada website. Finally, I have learned elsewhere on this forum that the Taylor K-2006 test kit I "absolutely" must have isn't available in Canada, that I'd need to have a friend travelling in the USA pick one up for me. That opportunity comes up maybe once every five years, that i have a friend generous enough to do that making a quick trip stateside, so this is like saying i can't get one, period.